Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-13
North Haven.

NORTH HAVEN, April 12-Last Sunday was such pleasant day that St. Johns church was unusually well filled even for Easter. The floral display was more profuse than ever and exceedingly lovely. The music was very fine and nicely rendered. After the sermon, which was considered by some the best Rev. MT. Lusk ever preached on like occasion, holy communion was observed and the rite of baptism administered to eleven persons, adults and children. The Sunday school ser overfowing in the evening. MT. Lusk de- livered another good sermon and there was excellent music by the choir assisted by an orchestra of three violins and base violin. The attendance at the services all through the Lenten season has been larger than usual.
 The renting of seats in this church took place on Monday afternoon, April II.
 Mrs. E. N. Holaday, Mrs. Joseph Holaday and child from Fair Haven, and Mir. Allan Holaday of Stamford, son of MT. B. N. Hol- aday, were in town last Saturday calling on friends who were very glad to see them.
 Peddlers and agents as well as hand organs seem to be very popular just now.
 Mir. Joseph Sheldon, of New Haven, is to deliver 8 lecture in the grange room in Me morial Hall building on Wednesday evening, April 13. Subject: "The present aspect of the silver question.
 On Saturday the building committee voted to lay concrete walk in front of Memorial Hall and leading to the front door, also around to the side door and to make some other minor Improvements.
 Milford.
 GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST, SOCIAL AND
 PERsoNAL-vAN HORN POST FAIR.
 MILFORD, April 12.-William NJ. Merwin has bought the Curtis Hall place on Gulf street.
 J. s. Rood raised the framework of his l,oAa o4
 MT. Johnson, who represents the colored orphan asylum of Brooklyn, visited the churches here last Sunday in behalf of it's needs. MT. Johnson has been here yearly for the past fourteen years and his work is we'll known and is most worthy of the sup port of Christian people,
 Cornelius Bristol has accepted the charge of St. Paul's church in Huntington and officiated there for the first time last Sun- day.
 Henry Cornwall has got nicely fixed in his new location on River street and is now dis ously as at his former stand in the Milford Savings bank building.
 Ebert N. Clarke bought the house and farm belonging to the Henry Furman estate last week.
 Charles A. Tomlinson, accompanied by MT. Sperry, of New Haven intends to sail on Sat urday for Europe.
 About fifty of the family connections gathered at the residence of Mrs. Wm. B. Smith at Wheeler's Farms last Wednesday evening to enjoy the festivities attending the marriage of Miss Addie, daughter of the hostess, and MT. Charles Nettleton. Misses Carrie Nettleton and Hattie Smith, sisters of the groom and bride and Messrs. Wm. Hat field of Bridgeport and Sherman Smith, of this place. attended the bride and groom Rev. N. M. Calhoun performed the ceremony, the bridal party standing under an arch of flowers. The bride wore a cream white cashmere trimmed with satin also wore a veil and looked charmingly. There were numerous gifts. all valuable. The table to which the guests were invited for refresh ments was tempting in it's array of viands and flowers. After an hour or two spent socially MT. and Mrs. Nettleton took leave of their friends for the wedding trip to be absent one week.
 Easter sunshine, music and flowers filled the atmosphere with their peace, joy and brightness last Sunday. At the different churches quantities of flowers had been col lected and arranged in artistic and attractive designs. The pastors also impressed upon their hearers the thoughts and associations which cluster around the day and the choirs, who have been Gpreparing their music dur ing the weeks past, made the air resound with their stirring notes. Those who were willing to forego their morning nap were found at the sunrise service at St. Peters. The other services held during the day and evening at this church were also very inter- esting At the Plymouth church the chief feature was the musical programme in the evening, at which MT. Witterwell assisted with his orchestra. At the First church in the morning the pastor, Rev. N. M. Calhoun, unfolded the truths and lessons which sur round the fact of the resurrection. The praise service rendered by the choir, under the direction of MT. Vishno, i'll the evening was of a high order and much enjoyed bV the congregation, Miss Nellie Clark, the so- prano, giving the solos with much power and sweetness.
 The many donations and articles of fancy work which have been collected during the past weeks for the G. A. R. fair were collect